16-12B-4. Authority to administer oaths, etc..
A magistrate judge appointed pursuant to this chapter may administer oaths, take acknowledgments, and depositions.
Source: SL 2003, ch 117, ยง13.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary
Chapter 12B - Magistrate Judges
Section 16-12B-1 - Temporary transfer of magistrate judge--Powers and duties.
Section 16-12B-1.1 - Number of magistrate judges.
Section 16-12B-1.3 - Term of magistrate judges--Removal.
Section 16-12B-2 - Service as magistrate by retired justice or judge--Effect of acts--Expenses.
Section 16-12B-3 - Authority to solemnize marriages--Fees.
Section 16-12B-4 - Authority to administer oaths, etc..
Section 16-12B-5 - Jurisdiction to issue summonses, warrants.
Section 16-12B-6 - Right to counsel in magistrate court.
Section 16-12B-7 - Jurisdiction--Bonds and personal recognizance.
Section 16-12B-9 - Jurisdiction--Forfeiture of appearance bonds.
Section 16-12B-10 - Jurisdiction--Committal.
Section 16-12B-11 - Jurisdiction--Trial of minor criminal cases.
Section 16-12B-12 - Jurisdiction--Small claim proceedings.
Section 16-12B-13 - Jurisdiction--Limitations.
Section 16-12B-14 - Jurisdiction--Mental illness cases.
Section 16-12B-14.1 - Jurisdiction--Adult probationary drug court program.
Section 16-12B-15 - Record of proceedings in magistrate court--Stenographic record--Costs--Appeal.
Section 16-12B-16 - Right of appeal to circuit court.
Section 16-12B-17 - Practice of law by magistrates.
Section 16-12B-18 - Court practice prohibited to full-time magistrates.